DRY SPOON, Arizona (CNM) -- The thermometer outside the Dry Spoon post office read 81 degrees at 3 p.m. Wednesday, breaking a record for the date set in 1958 and prompting the town's Christmas parade to switch from hot cocoa to lemonade.
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| A sunny December afternoon in Dry Spoon |
The warmth stretched across much of the Southwest, with record highs in a dozen communities. Forecasters credited a ridge of high pressure parked over the region.
"It does not feel like Christmas, but it does feel like a good day for golf," said Mayor Lupe Carrasco, who was photographed lighting the town tree in a short-sleeved shirt.
Cooler air is expected by the weekend, with highs returning to the mid-60s. Local stores reported a run on sunscreen and, for reasons no one could explain, snow globes.
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